An AIEgen-Peptide Conjugate as a Phototheranostic Agent for Phagosome-Entrapped Bacteria.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
; 58(45): 16229-16235, 2019 11 04.
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| ID: mdl-31471928
ABSTRACT
The detection and elimination of intracellular bacteria remain a major challenge. In this work, we report an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) bioprobe that can detect bacterial infection and kill bacteria surviving inside macrophages through a dynamic process, notably specific molecular tailoring of the probe by caspase-1 activation in infected macrophages and accumulation of the residue on phagosomes containing bacteria, leading to light-up fluorescent signals. Moreover, the AIEgen can serve as a photosensitizer for generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS); and the average ROS indicator fluorescent signal intensity per unit area in the bacterial phagosomes is approximately 2.7-fold higher than that in the cytoplasm. This, in turn, induces bacteria killing with high efficiency and minimal cytotoxicity towards macrophages. We envision that this specific light-up bioprobe may provide a new approach for selective and sensitive detection and eradication of intracellular bacterial infections.
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Fragmentos de Peptídeos
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Bactérias
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Fagossomos
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Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio
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Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes
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Corantes Fluorescentes
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Macrófagos
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Animals
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2019
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